Discovering the realities of college one step at a time.

As I'm writing this post an hour before leaving for the airport, I'm still in denial that the first semester of college is already over. It felt like it was just yesterday when I was overwhelmed with Pre-Orientation, Orientation, and a ton of icebreaker activities in August. At the same time, I'm grateful for this Winter Break; I'm ready for a mental and physical break from the stress and work from the semester. I'm also excited to go back to Atlanta after being away for three and a half months!

On Thursday, I finished my last final exam, so Jennifer and I went to eat our steak for lunch and decided to go to Ikea on a whim. There were some major drama with us witnessing some things on the public transit and getting a very unprofessional bus driver (twice!), but we survived (another reason we're glad to leave the Twin Cities for break).

Many people find it weird that we like to go to Ikea out of all the places that we could go... but walking through the showrooms is like picking out your dream house. Right? Anyway, Jennifer ended up buying way more than she should and I bought some organizers and decorations for my dorm as well (you can see them in a photo further down).

​Yesterday (Friday), Jennifer and I went to see the Blue Man Group at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis! Taking public transit and the light rail was great, but it was freezing outside! 9°F, but 1°F with wind chill.

Trying not to freeze while waiting for the light rail. My eyes were stinging from the wind!

Selfie before the show started

So now, here I am saying goodbye to my dorm room and Minnesota for the next three weeks. See you in January! I'll miss my second home :)